Monroe County
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
February 27-28, 2019 : Three Bears Resort - Warrens, WI
CONFERENCE
OUR SPEAKERS
We had a great line-up of topics and speakers for our Conference! Along with topical issues of workforce retention & recruitment, leadership, customer service and marketing, we spotlighted incentive programs, tools & resources for all sizes of businesses & communities!
Attendees heard success stories, tips and strategies on how to grow your business and community.
Mark O'Connell
Executive Director - WISCONSIN COUNTIES ASSOCIATIONCathy Stepp
Regional Administrator - EPA REGION 5Caleb Frostman
SecretaryWI DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Joel Brennan
SecretaryWI DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Anne Sayers
Deputy SecretaryWI DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
Frank Frassetto
WI State DirectorUSDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Steve Peterson
CoordinatorMONROE COUNTY EDCT
Nodji Van Wychen
ChairMONROE COUNTY EDCT
Chris Hardie
Executive Director7 RIVERS ALLIANCE
Jeff Schell
Inspire Coordinator7 RIVERS ALLIANCE
Amanda Langrehr
Career and Exploration Planning DirectorCESA 4
Milton Rogers
Apprenticeship Training RepresentativeWI DWD | Bureau of Apprenticeship Standards
Dr. Tim Strait
Office of Skills DevelopmentWI DEPT. OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Hope Hembd
Director - Corporate and Nonprofit Relations / AdvancementVITERBO UNIVERSITY
David Dechant
Human Resource OfficerTOMAH VA MEDICAL CENTER
Rick Larson
Office of Veteran Employment ServicesWI DEPT. OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Lisa Taylor
Associate DirectorVETERANS BUSINESS OUTREACH CENTERS
Patti Johnson
Program & Policy Analyst WI DEPT. OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENTMelissa Santell
Employment SpecialistAPTIV
Ryan Tichenor
Business DevelopmentHANDISHOP INDUSTRIES, INC
Ray Woodruff
Employment Program ManagerWI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
Tonya Townsell
Public Affairs OfficerFORT McCOY
Erin Bemis
IOM - Get Your Business Online TrainerJason Hunt
John Maxwell Certified Speaker / Trainer / OptimistEYE SQUARED
Lee Skaalrud
PrincipalPREDICTIVE SEARCH
Oak Moser
Company CoachCOACHING2CONNECT
Nancy Mistele
ConsultantNANCY MISTELE CONSULTING, LLC
Bill Brockmiller
Labor Market EconomistWI DEPT. OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Jon Fields
Ph.D.EFFECTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICES, LLC
Joe Knilans
Rural Affairs Advocate Office of Advocacy -U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Eric Ness
District DirectorWI DISTRICT OFFICE -
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Errin Welty
Downtown Development Account ManagerWI ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Brad Connor
Account ExecutivePARTNERS FUNDING INC.
Andrew Nussbaum
SW Regional SpecialistWI DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM
Scott Degier
Director of Sales & MarketingMULTISTACK
(Spotlight)
Jarrod Roll
Director - County HistorianMONROE COUNTY LOCAL HISTORY ROOM
(Spotlight)
Jacob Wyss
SalesMILL HAVEN FOODS
(Spotlight)
Chris Rosenlund
Business Performance AdvisorINSPERITY
Stuart Kuzik
DirectorBusiness & Community Engagement Group
WHEDA
MaryAnn Lippert
ConsultantMARYANN LIPPERT CONSULTING, LLC
Angie Dickison
State Broadband DirectorPSC of WISCONSIN
Anne Hlavacka
DirectorWisconsin SBDC
UW-LACROSSE
Jim Costello
CEOLYNXX NETWORKS
Rita Atkinson
DirectorOffice of Skills Development - WI DEPT. OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Dave Pawlisch
DirectorBureau of Community Development - WI DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Mark Staff
Section ChiefWI DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
Jennifer Kuderer
Economic Development RepresentativeDAIRYLAND POWER
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CONTACT US
For other questions and comments email steve@gomonroecountywi.com